Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 355 PM EDT Thu Nov 03 2016 Valid 00Z Fri Nov 04 2016 - 00Z Sun Nov 06 2016 ...Heavy rain across the Southwest and West Texas expected the next few days... ...Another rainy period for the Pacific Northwest to begin by the weekend... ...Above average temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S. will continue with a break for the East Coast during the weekend... A closed upper level low is meandering across the Desert Southwest--bringing with it a flux of moisture. Thus, expect scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms across the Southwest this afternoon through Saturday. A stalled out/slow moving front will be draped across Texas which will also help generate showers and thunderstorms especially in West Texas on Friday and into the weekend. By Saturday, the upper level low will weaken as it moves northward toward the central Rockies. Consequently, precipitation will spread across the southern and central Rockies and into the southern Plains. In fact, there could be light snow in the highest elevations across southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. The risk of flash flooding will be elevated across the Southwest and southern Plains on Friday and Saturday. The Pacific Northwest will begin with quiet weather during the short range period--as most fronts are only crossing the British Columbia region. However, by Saturday morning, a strong cold front will move across the Pacific Northwest and bring rainfall across the region. As the front moves toward the Intermountain West later that day, rainfall will continue across the Pacific Northwest and northern California. The unseasonably warm weather across the central will continue into Friday--with record breaking highs expected for the northern and central Plains. Cooler weather will be delivered to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by Friday as a cold front moves across these regions and brings the fall-like temperatures. By Saturday, the anomalous warm temperatures will continue across the Plains and the Upper Midwest--while the entire East Coast will experience fall conditions. Fanning Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php